The Mets selected RHP Brad Holt from the University of North Carolina, the 33rd overall pick, in compensation for losing Tom Glavine to the Braves.

From his UNC player profile…

2007: Named CAA Pitcher-of-the-Week (4/9) … Started 15 games … Fashioned 5-5 mark … Set career-highs with 53 strikeouts and 76.1 innings … Struck out career-high seven over seven innings of two-hit, shutout baseball at Hofstra (4/6) … Picked up win against nationally-ranked Texas Christian (2/24) … Held George Mason to one run on six hits in seven innings (5/19) … 2006: All-CAA Tournament … Made eight starts in 14 games … Limited VCU to two runs, one earned, in 8.2 innings in conference tournament … Drew opening game start in NCAA Regional against Winthrop … Fashioned 3-3 mark … Added wins against Duke and LaSalle … At Albemarle: NCPreps.com 1A All-State honors … Earned All-Watkin Valley Conference honors four times … Four-time All-County selection … Louisville Slugger Second-team All-America selection … Played in North Carolina State games … Listed as 19th best prospect in state by Impact Baseball and 26th by Baseball America … Four-year starter for Bulldogs … … Set school record with 404 career strikeouts … Coached by Gary Weiker … Personal: Full Name: Bradley David Holt … Born Oct. 13, 1986, in Albemarle, N.C. … Son of John David and Wanda Holt.

Scout.com had Holt as their 31st best prospect and wrote the following about him…

Holt continues to fly under the radar because he doesn’t pitch for a big program, but his big arm will likely fit nicely as a supplemental round pick.

ESPN.com projects him as a reliever, in the setup role…

Holt shows consistent arm strength and holds it through his starts as well as any starter in this draft, sitting 93-96 mph every week from his first inning to his last. The velocity is easy; the ball comes out of his arm well and has good downhill plane and some life to it. He pitches almost exclusively off his fastball, throwing offspeed stuff less than 25 percent of the time. His curveball, which has a short downward break and moderately tight rotation, is his best secondary pitch; it could become an average offering, but it’s a one-plane pitch. He has a changeup, but he guides this mediocre offering to the plate. He takes a long stride forward off the mound, holding his velocity even from the stretch when he doesn’t stay over the rubber at all, and has just a little bit of violence at the end when his head snaps slightly. If he had a better changeup or could handle a splitter — his arm slot might be too low for it — he’d have a chance to be a back-end starter. But as a one-and-a-half-pitch pitcher, he’s more likely to work in the bullpen when he reaches the majors.